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Method and apparatus for transmission within a multi-carrier communication system

US8345790B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 2012
Grant dateJan 1, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2025/03426
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Multiple transmit antenna transmission together with preferably pseudo-random, antenna-specific, scrambling (PRAS) is utilized to scramble incoming data differently on different antennas for those users requiring frequency diversity type transmissions. When PRAS is activated for a particular allocation, each transmit antenna applies a different scrambling sequence to the data symbols that are transmitted in the allocation.

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